4BERRI CONSULTING LTD

🌳Matureactive
06094544 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-02-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-01-01
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    ROWBERRY, Rachel appointed
    director
  15. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-25
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-10-25
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  18. 2008-07-10
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    JORDAN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2007-04-05
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    ROWBERRY, Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2007-04-05
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    BROOKSON DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2007-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 4BERRI CONSULTING LTD
  22. 2007-02-12
    ➕
    JORDAN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-02-12
    ➕
    BROOKSON DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rachel Rowberry
Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/11/2017
Mr Richard Rowberry
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/11/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

320 Firecrest Court Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1RG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROWBERRY, Rachel→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWBERRY, Richard→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JORDAN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-12 · resigned 2008-07-10
Resigned
BROOKSON DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-12 · resigned 2007-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-31